Osprey Monitoring & Sightings
Where are Osprey Nesting?
For more than 15 years, Greenbelt has been dedicated to Osprey conservation through the construction and maintenance of nesting platforms, data collection, public education, and collaborative research efforts aimed at protecting this once endangered species. Volunteers submit their sightings online, and the most recent sightings are displayed in real-time.
Osprey Sighting Form
Help track Osprey behavior north of Boston by submitting your observations using our easy-to-use online reporting form.
Osprey Sightings Archive Search
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-20
11:30 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60F cloudy, calm
Other Activity: female lying in nest, male perched on small stick in the marsh grass not far from the nest pole
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-20
01:25 PM to 01:30 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: High / Bright Clouds, 48°, 10-18 MPH West
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Pulled into UPS distribution center location and pause in the rear parking area
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-20
01:40 PM to 01:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: High clouds 47°, 10-18 MPH West
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Drove into Mils Ave area and viewed with scope from edge of road/river.
General Comments: What seeing as a possible nesting pair near the platform in the prior report, of 4/15 - none sighted today.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-20
01:05 PM to 01:15 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Bright clouds, 48°, 10-18 MPH West
Other Activity: one osprey sitting in utility disk.
Observation Method: Viewed from 107 pull off area with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-20
02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 cloudy
Other Activity: Both were on the nest at first & then one flew away. Ollie & Olivia we’re doing aerial combat with 2 eagles this morning.
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-20
10:17 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 44 degrees, sunny, light breeze 9mph E
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-20
09:52 AM to 10:13 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 39 degrees, sunny, breezy 11mph E
Other Activity: 2 osprey flying around
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-05 - Pines River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-20
01:05 PM to 01:15 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: High clouds/brightening sun , 48°, 10-18 MPH West
Other Activity: One Asbury located on nesting platform and the other perched proxy 50 yards to the northwest.
Observation Method: Viewed from pull off area on route 107
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-20
12:50 PM to 01:00 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: High clouds/sprinkling rain , 48°, 10-18 MPH West
Other Activity: female in nest with male sitting in marsh approximately 50 yards to the west. female soon joined male shortly after initial observation.
Observation Method: Walk to edge of marsh and viewed with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-20
12:35 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: High clouds/sprinkling rain , 48°, 10-18 MPH West
Other Activity: Female on nest and male perched on adjacent pole.
Observation Method: Viewed from adjacent parking lot at traffic circle.
General Comments: Confirming that this disk replaces the former Wonderland light tower platform?